Paragon In-House Tournament June 15, 2024

We are excited to announce our first Paragon in house tournament which will be held at the Tank Farm location on Saturday June 15th, at 1pm. This tournament is for white and blue belts only. Only 40 spots available so sign up now. Must have active Paragon membership, any paragon location is welcome. This event is intended to be a fun team building event and a way for our lower belts to get tournament experience in. All questions can be directed to @seamus.selmi

Sign up link in bio and this caption.

No gi tournament

Divisions : Adults ages 16-34 & Masters 35+

4 Man Round-Robin Brackets

Day of Weigh Ins, 'Madison' style weight groups

2 Matches Guaranteed (5 minute matches)

IBJJF ruleset with sudden death first to takedown overtime, no advantage points (penalty rules still apply)

Registration cost = $20 Cash or Venmo

Registration link : https://forms.gle/EK5DF14pEK9N6jui9

Venmo --> @seth-paragon

Cash --> Bring day of

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Mallory Kraft.

2024 Best of SLO Winner - Martial arts

Voted 2024 Best Martial Arts Training! This is our fourth year in a row winning this award and we could not be happier to be serving SLO county. We now have five locations on the central coast making it easier for you to reach your goals.

Huge thank you to our members for making us the best, we couldn't do it without you. You guys make the gyms the most welcoming, fun environment. Also thanks to all our wonderful instructors for providing professional, high level training.

Schedule a free class anytime at www.padagonbjjslo.com

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Mallory Kraft.

6 Week Women's Intro to BJJ Course starting April 16th

Six week introduction to Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, open to women ages 14+ The class will meet Tuesday and Thursday at 5pm at our SLO- Foothill location. 872 Foothill Blvd (inside Club24). The start date is Tuesday April 16th and the class will be about an hour long. You don't need a gi(uniform) and can just wear comfortable workout clothes such as leggings/pants and a top with a high cut neckline.

The goal of the class is to get familiar with the basics of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and basic self defense. Additionally this will be a great way to get comfortable in a smaller group setting before transitioning into our regular ongoing classes. The class will be led by female instructors.

If you have ever been curious about starting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu but too nervous or intimidated to start, this class is perfect! Small group, multiple instructors, any fitness level is welcome.

The cost of the course is $200. We need a minimum of 10 signs ups to host the course and we will let you know when we meet that! Please email paragonslo@sbcglobal.net to sign up.

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Mallory Kraft.

Free Women's Self Defense Seminar March 16th

Join Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a self-defense workshop on Saturday, March 16th, from 9-10:30am at the Paragon location in San Luis Obispo on Foothill BLVD (872 Foothill, inside club24)!
This event is open to females 12 and over! Please RSVP to paragonslo@sbcglobal.net so we can ensure we have enough instructors on hand.

Self-Defense portion will cover:
Wrist Releases
Bear hug defense
Striking and striking defense defense
Wall work
Basic groundwork

For individuals not comfortable physically interacting with community members they don't know, we strongly recommended bringing a partner you feel comfortable with! Participants should wear comfortable athletic clothing and bring water. Something with sleeves is preferred since we will be on the mat during portions of the class.

The event is free, but we will be accepting donations for Lumina Alliance! Lumina Alliance is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization created by the merging of RISE and Stand Strong in July 2021. Their mission is to empower those impacted by sexual and intimate partner violence through innovative advocacy, healing, and prevention programs. Services include 24/7 crisis and information line, case management, restraining order assistance, legal assistance, accompaniment and advocacy, emergency shelters, transitional housing, individual and group therapy, and robust prevention education. For more information, please visit www.LuminaAlliance.org.

Posted on February 25, 2024 by Mallory Kraft.

15 Year Anniversary Celebration

Join us in Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Paragon SLO – Tank Farm! Our actual anniversary date is February 1 but we will be celebrating on Sunday February 4th.

We have two fun events planned for the day. Firstly, Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller will be hosting a BJJ seminar at 11 am at our Tank Farm location. The seminar is open to all adults and the cost is $40. No RSVP necessary. Open mat after the seminar. For those of you that don't know, Franjinha is the founder of Paragon and also who awarded Chris his black belt.

After the seminar, Paragon will host a family-friendly party at 1pm at Oak & Otter Brewing. Everyone is welcome to attend. Paragon will provide light appetizers, and additional food and beverages will be available for purchase. 181 Tank Farm Rd.

We want to thank our members for supporting the gym and contributing to the community's success.

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Mallory Kraft.

Paragon SLO - Foothill coming soon!

The Lovato's (Chris and Mallory) are excited to announce that we will be opening an additional Paragon location in Jan 2024. It will be located inside Club 24 on Foothill Blvd in SLO. The Tank Farm location will remain open. Chris and Mallory will be heading up most of the classes at the new location and we will post schedule details as soon as we can. Our members will have access to the showers and locker rooms and our mat room but not use of the gym. If you wish to use the gym you can sign up for membership through Club 24.

If you've been to any of our SLO classes the past year you can see that we have been growing and our mat has been very crowded. We hope that this alleviates some of that as well as give our Cal Poly students an easier option to make it in as we know many rely on carpooling, public transportation and biking to get to our Tank Farm location currently.

We can't wait to share more info as we progress with construction. We have been working on this project since March (and talking about it since 2010) so it feels pretty amazing to see it start to physically come together. We also can't wait to help more people get started on their Jiu Jitsu journey.

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Mallory Kraft.

Paragon 2023 Holiday Get Together

Please join us for a holiday party. All paragon members and their family welcome.

Sunday December 10th at 1pm at Oak and Otter in SLO. Casual event.

Paragon will provide light appetizers.

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Mallory Kraft.